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Practice Areas & Industries

Admitted In

California (inactive), Colorado, District of Columbia (inactive)

Sybil R. Kisken

Partner

Phone 303.892.7497

Sybil Kisken practices employment and labor law,
including all phases of trial and appellate litigation. In addition, she
represents and advises schools and post-secondary institutions on various
matters. She approaches each lawsuit or client question with both legal
expertise and practical insight.

Ms. Kisken has handled cases at all levels, including in
Colorado’s state and federal district courts, the Colorado Court of Appeals,
the Colorado Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth
Circuit. She also has filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court. She has
been admitted to state and federal courts in other states on a pro hac
vice basis.

In addition to her extensive litigation experience, she
advises clients regarding employment-related matters, including personnel
policies, investigations, executive contracts, separation agreements,
medical-related issues (including those involving the Americans with
Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act), as well as allegations
of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Ms. Kisken also advises on
issues unique to governmental entities, including public sector employment law
and constitutional claims (e.g., excessive force, First Amendment
retaliation, etc.). Finally, Ms. Kisken advises on issues unique to
schools and post-secondary institutions, including legal issues involving
students and teachers/professors.

Ms. Kisken is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court,
Supreme Court of the State of Colorado, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. She also is admitted to
practice law in Colorado, California (inactive), and the District of Columbia
(inactive).

Ms. Kisken served as a volunteer on the Board of
Directors for the International School of Denver for 9 years, the last three of
which she was the Board President. During her service on the Board, the
school merged with another school that was failing, completed two multi-million
dollar capital projects, increased enrollment from 125 to almost 650 students,
and opened an International Baccalaureate middle school. She draws from this
leadership and business experience in her pragmatic and zealous approach to
advising and representing clients.

Education

University of Arizona College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, Order of Barristers, 1990